Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve NHS treatment for patients with eating disorders.
As part of the Autumn Statement 2014, investment of £30 million per year until 2020 was announced to improve services for children and young people with mental health problems in England, placing a particular emphasis on eating disorders.
To improve access to eating disorder services, NHS England is leading the development of an Access and Waiting Time Standard which is expected to be introduced in April 2016.